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      The Business of Business Schools: Restoring a Focus on Competing to Win

      By: Robert Simons
      As business leaders worry about the decline of American competitiveness, business schools are responding by changing their curriculums. But are the topics and approaches taught in today's business schools part of the solution or part of the problem? In this paper, I... View Details
      Keywords: Business Schools; Purpose Of Business Schools; Management Education; Business School Curriculum; Strategy Execution; U.S. Competitiveness; Capitalism; Management Profession; Innovation; Competing To Win; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Design; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Management
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      Simons, Robert. "The Business of Business Schools: Restoring a Focus on Competing to Win." Art. 2. Capitalism and Society 8, no. 1 (January 2013).
      • January 2013 (Revised March 2013)
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      Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom

      By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
      After rising through the ranks of Corporate America, Beth Stewart has become a corporate director on the board of General Growth Properties. Stewart is struggling with how to address her mounting concerns over the financial health of the growing large publically traded... View Details
      Keywords: Career Management; Women Executives; Women And Leadership; Boards Of Directors; Board Dynamics; Career Planning; Independent Directors; Leadership; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership Style; Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Real Estate Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "Beth Stewart: Navigating the Boardroom." Harvard Business School Case 413-094, January 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
      • January 2013 (Revised January 2015)
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      FX Risk Hedging at EADS

      By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Dessain and Karol Misztal
      In 2008, EADS, the European aerospace group that owns Airbus, was faced with the decision of how best to hedge a large and growing mismatch between its dollar revenues and its euro manufacturing costs. Specifically, the company needed to decide if it would continue... View Details
      Keywords: Derivatives; Foreign Exchange; Options; Forward Contract; Aerospace; Europe; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Aerospace Industry; Europe
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      Kester, W. Carl, Vincent Dessain, and Karol Misztal. "FX Risk Hedging at EADS." Harvard Business School Case 213-080, January 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
      • January 2013 (Revised March 2017)
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      Luotang Power: Variances Explained (Brief Case)

      By: Robert Simons and Craig Chapman
      The primary objective is to explore the concepts of variance analysis in performance from one year to the next and the predictability of contracting counterparts to extract value from contract positions where they can. The general manager of a coal-fired power plant... View Details
      Keywords: Variance Analysis; Strategy And Execution; Profitability Analysis; Management Control Systems; Contracts; Valuation; Energy Generation; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; China
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      Simons, Robert, and Craig Chapman. "Luotang Power: Variances Explained (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-534, January 2013. (Revised March 2017.)
      • 2013
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      Boston Marathon Bombing Response

      By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
      Authors Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard and Arnold M Howitt say that 12 to 15 years prior, Boston would not have handled the Marathon bombings as effectively as it did in April 2013 in regard to internal institutional preparedness and ability to integrate effort among... View Details
      Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Preparedness; Crisis Management; Integration; Boston
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      Leonard, Dutch, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Boston Marathon Bombing Response." Crisis Response Journal 8, no. 4 (2013): 18–21.
      • 2013
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      Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

      By: Max Bazerman and Don A. Moore
      Is your judgment influenced by personal biases? In situations requiring careful judgment, we're all influenced by our own biases to some extent. But, with Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, you can learn how to overcome those biases to make better... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; Prejudice and Bias
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      Bazerman, Max, and Don A. Moore. Judgment in Managerial Decision Making. 8th ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
      • December 2012 (Revised October 2022)
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      Plastiq

      By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford and Matt Noble
      The young CEO of a venture-backed startup needs to figure out his go to market strategy and the right profile for his first key sales hires. Should he develop partnerships with channels that would provide leverage or build out a direct sales force? And should the sales... View Details
      Keywords: Payments; Sales; Channels; Credit Cards; Digital Platforms; Selection and Staffing; Cost vs Benefits; Salesforce Management; Marketing Channels; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Management Systems
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford, and Matt Noble. "Plastiq." Harvard Business School Case 813-125, December 2012. (Revised October 2022.)
      • December 2012
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      The Paris Opera Hotel (TN)

      By: Arthur I Segel
      This case provides an introduction to hotel investment, development and management from the perspective of a short term oriented investor group. Students learn that hotels are a unique real estate property type, with performance often tied to the broader economy, and... View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate; Hotel; Paris; Business or Company Management; Negotiation; Finance; Accommodations Industry; Real Estate Industry
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      Segel, Arthur I. "The Paris Opera Hotel (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 213-066, December 2012.
      • December 2012 (Revised August 2013)
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      Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Lorin A. Fries
      Corporate Head of Agriculture Hans Jöhr's mind raced in anticipation of the executive board meeting that afternoon. Jöhr recognized the meeting as a key opportunity to strategize far into the future, reexamining how his team's efforts in sustainable agricultural... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Value Creation; Quality; Supply Chain Management; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Health Industry
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      Goldberg, Ray A., and Lorin A. Fries. "Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV)." Harvard Business School Case 913-406, December 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
      • 2012
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      Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader

      By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
      Being a great leader today is much harder than you think—meet Jim Barton. He's a newly minted CEO, rising leader of a firm in transition, and manager of massive complexity—thanks to our incredibly networked and increasingly unpredictable world of business. What if you... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Complexity; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Volatility
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      Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader. Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
      • November 2012 (Revised August 2014)
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      Cisco in 2012: Reorganizing for Efficiency and Flexibility

      By: Ranjay Gulati, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Luciana Silvestri
      In 2012, Cisco was under intense pressure to show results: growth in its core business was decelerating and a number of exploratory ventures and acquisitions had not proven as profitable as expected. CEO John Chambers vowed to restore the company's health in a way that... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Adaptation; Performance Efficiency; Emerging Markets; Information Technology Industry
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      Gulati, Ranjay, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, and Luciana Silvestri. "Cisco in 2012: Reorganizing for Efficiency and Flexibility." Harvard Business School Case 413-069, November 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • November 2012 (Revised March 2013)
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      Talking Strategy at Greighton Partners

      By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
      Since its inception, London-based private equity firm Greighton Partners had managed over $15 billion in investor capital. The firm employed about 150 professionals around the globe and had completed over 175 company acquisitions since its founding. Started with a... View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Asia; Europe
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Kerry Herman. "Talking Strategy at Greighton Partners." Harvard Business School Case 413-031, November 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
      • November 2012
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      Edison Schools, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
      Edison Schools, Inc., a pioneer in the for-profit management of public schools, demonstrates the challenges and opportunities related to private sector involvement in the delivery of a public good. Follows the organization from its start-up through its initial public... View Details
      Keywords: Charter Schools; Conflict of Interests; Initial Public Offering; For-Profit Firms; Public Sector; Market Entry and Exit; Education; Business Startups; Education Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "Edison Schools, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 813-113, November 2012.
      • November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
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      Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities

      By: Boris Groysberg and Anahita Hashemi
      Learning Resources is a family-owned educational toy company that, by late 2011, was facing a myriad of challenges, including increased competition, entry into new markets, new distribution methods, rising costs of production in China, and changing customer behavior.... View Details
      Keywords: Leading Teams; Strategy Formulation; Strategy And Execution; Innovation; Corporate Culture; Industry Analysis; Organizational Alignment; Entrepreneurs; Sales Channels; Leadership; Strategy; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Product Design; Sales; Retail Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Anahita Hashemi. "Learning Resources: A Hands-On Toy Company Deals with New Challenges and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 413-086, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
      • November 2012
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      Does Management Really Work?

      By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
      HBR's 90th anniversary is a sensible time to revisit a basic question: Are organizations more likely to succeed if they adopt good management practices? The answer may seem obvious to most HBR readers, but these three economists cast their net much wider than that. In... View Details
      Keywords: Best Practices; Consulting Firms; Corporations; Cost Control; Employee Training; Executive Ability (Management); Executives—training Of; Hospitals—administration; Industrial Management—research; Productivity Incentives; School Management Teams; Work Environment; Management; Research
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      Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Does Management Really Work?" Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012).
      • October 2012
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      Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A)

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Elena Corsi
      Royal Dutch Shell has been among the early players to implement diversity and inclusion policies in the 1990s, first in the U.S. and then globally. In May 2009, Peter Voser, CFO and soon-to-be CEO, wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Resignation and Termination; Diversity; Financial Crisis; Energy Industry; Netherlands
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Elena Corsi. "Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A)." Harvard Business School Case 613-063, October 2012.
      • October 2012 (Revised August 2014)
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      The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: October 2012

      By: Josh Lerner, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank
      The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In October of 2012, Mark Wiseman was just 12 weeks into his role as... View Details
      Keywords: Canada; CPPIB; Pensions; Private Equity; Financial Services Industry; Canada
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      Lerner, Josh, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, and Nathaniel Burbank. "The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board: October 2012." Harvard Business School Case 813-103, October 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
      • October 8, 2012
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      Henkel's Culture Shift

      By: Robert Simons
      This case descriibes a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted became CEO of Henkel, a Germany-based producer of personal care, laundry, and adhesives products, in 2008, he was... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy Execution; Culture; New CEO; Change; Performance Measures; Accountability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Consumer Products Industry; Germany
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      Simons, Robert. "Henkel's Culture Shift." The Case Study. FT.com (October 8, 2012).
      • September 2012 (Revised September 2014)
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      Doing Business in Malaysia

      By: C. Fritz Foley, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
      This case focuses on the current business environment in Malaysia as of 2012 by introducing the main economic, political and cultural aspects of the country for those interested in doing business there. The advantages and challenges of investing and doing business in... View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Market Finance; Emergent Countries; Business History; Economic History; Fieldwork; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Strategy; Malaysia
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      Foley, C. Fritz, Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Doing Business in Malaysia." Harvard Business School Case 713-431, September 2012. (Revised September 2014.)
      • September 2012 (Revised April 2013)
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      Digital Microscopy at Carl Zeiss: Managing Disruption

      By: Willy Shih
      Ulrich Simon, the head of the Microscopy business group at Carl Zeiss AG knew that his unit was facing a disruptive threat, so he chartered a special team to tackle the industrial segment. Given a high degree of autonomy, the project team developed an understanding of... View Details
      Keywords: Modularity; High Technology Products; Emergent Strategy; Product Lines; Corporate Strategy; Digital Platforms; Disruptive Innovation; Technology Industry; Germany
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      Shih, Willy. "Digital Microscopy at Carl Zeiss: Managing Disruption." Harvard Business School Case 613-039, September 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
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